FSM vs Elsevier eBooks+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FSM
Access searchable frequency pairs from FSM Core seminars. This tool consolidates all supplementary materials in a single, convenient location.
- Searchable frequency pairs
- Access FSM Core seminar content
- Consolidated supplementary materials
- Convenient all-in-one tool
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This tool gives you searchable access to the frequency pairs that have been presented in FSM Core seminars, and it puts all of the extra goodies right in one place.
Elsevier eBooks+
Access your medical textbooks offline and enhance your learning with tools for note-taking, highlighting, and flashcard creation. Sync your progress and annotations across devices for a seamless study experience.
- Offline book access
- Note-taking and highlighting
- Flashcard creation
- Cross-device syncing
- In-book search
- Figure viewing and zooming
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The Elsevier eBooks+ Bookshelf companion app provides on and offline access to the books in your eBooks+ account on the Content Library page. Enhance your reading experience with tools designed to build and improve your medical knowledge; making and sharing notes, highlighting key text, and creating flashcards. Elsevier eBooks Features: • Download books to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading. • Simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience. • Search inside your current book or across your full library. • Select text to create notes or highlights from your mobile device. • Tap to open figures, view captions, and pinch to zoom. • Sync your bookmarks, last page read, and all of your notes and highlights between your iOS device and our desktop or web-based eBooks+ apps. Requirements: • Elsevier eBooks+ account • One or more books available in your eBooks+ Bookshelf account • iOS 17+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FSM at 100% against Elsevier eBooks+'s 43%. FSM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Elsevier eBooks+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 3). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. FSM sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Elsevier eBooks+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
FSM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elsevier eBooks+ has 1.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FSM's written reviews are positive against 43% of Elsevier eBooks+'s.
| Parameter | FSM | Elsevier eBooks+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Buchholz | Elsevier Inc. |
Customer experience
FSM
Elsevier eBooks+
Bugs and requests
FSM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Elsevier eBooks+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Figures placed at the end of chapters
- Search function only works for single words
- Inability to clear search history
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
8 requests- More highlighting and note-taking options
- Ability to write, draw, or paste images on pages
- Separate flashcard option integration with Anki/Quizlet
- More font size options
- Streamlined text selection for voiceover
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- Page turning instead of scrolling
- Ability to write on pages
- Interactive features
In-app purchases
FSM
- Kristine Allcroft Sym 2017$3.99
- David Burke -A.D.D. Management$3.99
- Rob De Martino - Hashimoto$3.99
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- Paris Kharbat - Gastroparesis$3.99
- David Musnick - Tendinosis$3.99
- David Murphy - Care Reports$3.99
- Dave W. Ou - The Terrain$3.99
- Kim Pittis - Sports Medicine$3.99
- Marian Rubock - The Skin$3.99
- Simon Yu - Parasites$3.99
- Nathan - METABOLOMICS and CDR$3.99
- Laurie Chaikin$3.99
Elsevier eBooks+
No in-app purchases
